Chapter 455 The Sword Formation Breaks
The sword formation wavered for a few moments, then stabilized. The hopes of the saints were dashed. Only Chang Hao himself knew that the sword formation was about to collapse.
Nezha charged forward with all his might, but unfortunately, he was caught in the aftershock of the explosion and was involuntarily swept into the center of the formation by the rapidly spinning earth, wind, water, and fire.
At the heart of the chaotic battle among the saints, sword light flashed constantly. Even saints, unable to dodge in time, would occasionally suffer a cut, with blood splattering everywhere.
None of the quasi-saints who couldn't resist coming in to try and take away the innate spiritual treasures survived. Suddenly, the spiritual energy in the world was abundant, comparable to that at the beginning of the creation of the world.
Thus, the main objective of the Investiture of the Gods calamity was achieved, and the Heavenly Dao should have been happy, but in reality, the Heavenly Dao dared not utter a sound.
As Lu Ya's path to enlightenment drew to a close, Hongjun's expression grew increasingly terrifying, his eyes flickering with uncertainty as he plotted something, making the creature quite uneasy...
Nezha plunged in headfirst, only to be swept away by the residual force of the sword energy. Countless cuts immediately appeared on his body, severing several of his Dharma Avatar arms. He then crashed headfirst into Chang Hao in the center...
"Lingzhuzi..." Nuwa's expression changed drastically when she saw Lingzhuzi being swept into the formation by the violent spiritual energy emanating from it. She disregarded her original plan to remain on the sidelines and flew forward without thinking, rushing into the place where sword energy crisscrossed and malevolent energy abounded.
Just as Taiyi was about to go in to help save Nezha, the Eastern Emperor Bell hanging from his waist automatically leaped out and slammed into Taiyi, emitting a solemn and precious light to stop its master from advancing.
Seeing that its master obediently stopped in place, the Eastern Emperor Bell then rushed towards the center.
Little master, the Eastern Emperor Bell has arrived...
Taiyi clutched his chest, then chuckled wryly. Alright, alright, he wouldn't cause trouble. The battle of the saints was indeed not something he should interfere with.
Chang Hao's expression changed drastically when he saw the surroundings turn into nothingness. This was Lintong Pass, and this strange phenomenon was gradually spreading, which would soon affect the troops stationed in the city and the civilians...
After Chang Hao evaded the four saints with a single sword strike, he took the opportunity to rescue Lintong Pass, controlling the spread of wind, water, and fire. He hoped that the people and soldiers in the city would see the situation was not good and quickly stop everyone from retreating, leaving enough territory.
Fortunately, the changes in the earth, wind, water, and fire were only minor within the formation and quickly returned to normal under Chang Hao's intervention.
Just then, a figure 'attacked' him. Chang Hao didn't think twice, assuming it was a sneaky person trying to ambush him. He quickly thrust out his blood-stained longsword, the extremely fast sword light causing the blade to ignite with bursts of true solar fire...
Yuanshi Tianzun, who had been watching from the sidelines and supporting Chang Hao, noticed that Nezha had fallen into the saint's attack range. He quickly waved the Pangu Banner to block Chang Hao's sword for Nezha and then pulled Nezha to his side.
"Grandmaster..." Nezha wept with joy, having almost been torn to pieces.
Chang Hao was desperate. At this moment, only the word "war" was on his mind. When he saw that Yuanshi Tianzun was attacking him, he didn't care about the reason. His first reaction was to beat Yuanshi Tianzun into submission first.
Yuanshi didn't have time to listen to Nezha's nonsense. He quickly put Nezha away as well and once again used the Pangu Banner to block the tricky and sharp Cangmin Sword. This kind of battle was not something Nezha could withstand.
Chang Hao forced Tongtian, who also wielded a sword, back with one sword, and then thrust his sword at the Pangu Banner. He was multitasking, and the four swords of Zhuxian focused on attacking Jieyin according to Chang Hao's will, intending to cripple one of his combatants first.
Yuanshi Tianzun had no choice but to exchange a few blows with Chang Hao, whose battle aura was soaring to the sky. Zhunti, Jieyin, and Tongtian thought that Yuanshi/Second Brother had come to his senses and wanted to help them get out of their predicament, so they breathed a sigh of relief and reduced their attack intensity. Their bodies were riddled with holes, with old and new wounds overlapping each other, and they had not healed at all.
Only Laozi remained on high alert, fully wary of Chang Hao giving him an opening to feed his blood to the Hongmeng Pearl. Only a fool would believe that Yuanshi would help them suppress Chang Hao.
Sure enough, after a few moves, Yuanshi Tianzun found an opening and withdrew.
All of Chang Hao's attacks were about to land on Tongtian, Zhunti, and Jieyin.
At the critical moment, Jieyin blocked Zhunti's attack and withstood the combined force of the four swords of Zhuxian. He collapsed and lost his fighting ability.
Tongtian was fortunate to have Laozi on high alert, and was blocked by the Taiji diagram.
The moment Nuwa rushed into the formation, she saw that Lingzhu had escaped danger and that Xiao Shi was so ferocious. She immediately regretted her actions and turned to run away.
Chang Hao quickly glanced at the newcomer. Another saint had arrived. Even if it was the Goddess Nuwa, Chang Hao couldn't be polite at this moment. He was afraid that the Goddess Nuwa would take the opportunity to try to break the shaky sword formation. Without hesitation, he swung the Emperor's Sword at Nuwa with a sword light.
The sword light split into two, then into four... In the blink of an eye, it reached Nuwa and formed a sword energy array, the sword energy soaring into the sky and directly approaching Nuwa.
Nuwa swiftly dodged, her hair being sliced by the residual force of the sword energy, fluttering down.
"Wait, I meant no harm," Nuwa quickly said. "I'll leave now, I won't get in your way."
Chang Hao didn't even respond. With so many saints around, he was in a terrible state himself. His vision was filled with blood mist, and his spiritual energy was about to run out. He was just swinging his sword by instinct, hitting whoever came at him. He couldn't hear clearly and didn't have time to discern whether the speaker was sincere or not.
Man proposes, God disposes. No matter how meticulous Chang Hao's plan was, it couldn't prevent unforeseen changes. Originally, neither Taiqing nor Nuwa Yuanshi were in the plan, otherwise Chang Hao wouldn't have been so arrogant as to start a war against everyone.
"Nuwa, give it a rest. Di Xin's plan is to trap us here. There's no point in saying anything." Laozi also wanted to retreat.
When Laozi learned that Yuanshi had given up the idea of killing the saint, he only planned to take Tongtian away and then stop while he was ahead.
Unfortunately, Di Xin wouldn't allow it. He was afraid that the news would leak out if he left. Not only did he not let him go, but when he saw him, his eyes lit up and he didn't hesitate to use his blood to feed the Primordial Pearl. What a terrible thing!
Otherwise, why would I have gone from faking a fight to a real battle and actually fought Chang Hao? It was all to protect my pitiful life essence.
Laozi has no desire to follow in the footsteps of Zhunti, Jieyin, and Tongtian. As a sage, his blood and energy are so weak that they are not as abundant as Taiyi's, who is currently observing the battle.
Even without Lao Tzu's reminder, Nuwa already knew, and at this moment she was filled with unbearable regret.
Oh no, she has a Fallen Saint Pill inside her body, and Nuwa is certain that her master is watching right now.
Would she dare to make a move? If she did, her master would immediately activate the Fallen Saint Pill, ending her status as a saint. But she couldn't just stand there and let the Primordial Pearl be fed to her. Nuwa began her miserable defense, unable to retaliate, utterly pathetic...
The battle had reached a fever pitch, and Chang Hao's spiritual energy was nearing depletion.
After glancing at the Primordial Pearl, Chang Hao steeled his resolve and used his remaining spiritual energy to unleash the Twin Swords Combined Technique once more…
No one dared to be careless, and everyone gave it their all...
Even the Primordial Celestial Venerable was on high alert. He had to ensure that he was impeccably clean, aloof, and dignified, so that he could congratulate Chang Hao in the best possible condition once Chang Hao succeeded...
The saints each used their unique methods, and Chang Hao's chain sword formation could not withstand such a massive spiritual energy storm, and it exploded once again.
In that instant, the sudden change occurred. The earth, wind, water, and fire rapidly engulfed, evolved, and assimilated everything around it until the surrounding area itself was transformed into earth, wind, water, and fire. Chaotic energy surged in, making this place even more dangerous and bizarre than chaos itself.
The array of flags and banners could no longer hold and reverted to their original forms, returning one by one to Chang Hao's spiritual platform.
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